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Film review: Greed

Despite the censoring, Greed gets its message across, and leaves you thinking about it a long time after you walk out of the cinema - food for thought indeed.

Film reviews: Greed

Steve Coogan and Michael Winterbottom largely manage to balance finger-wagging with rib-tickling in Greed, which explores the life and business of an amoral billionaire.

Greed review

The main emotion when you leave the cinema at the end of Greed might well be surprise that there's not a posse of lawyers running in with an injunction on behalf of billionaire Sir Philip Green.

Danny Boyle: Ed Sheeran wasn't my first choice

Danny Boyle didn't want to cast Ed Sheeran in Yesterday at first, as he admits he initially wanted Coldplay's Chris Martin for the role.

Preview - The Graham Norton Show

With the 2017 movie scene kicking off to a good start with the likes of award winning productions such as La La Land and Lion, and new music from Ed Sheeran and Coldplay, The Graham Norton Show's most recent series has had a rather star-studded guest line-up.

Ricky Gervais signs Coldplay's Chris Martin to his film

A David Brent movie wouldn't be complete without a killer soundtrack and creator Ricky Gervais has called on a rather famous friend to help out: Coldplay's Chris Martin.

Comedian Micky Flanagan turns up in The Secret Policeman's Ball (Channel 4, 10pm).

Recorded on Sunday in New York, this latest Amnesty International fundraiser boasts a huge line-up including Russell Brand, Eddie Izzard, Jimmy Carr and stacks of Americans I should probably have heard of.

Coldplay are on it as well, although they tend to only make me laugh if Chris Martin accidentally slams the piano lid on his fingers.

The Amnesty International benefit show returns after a four-year hiatus with a transatlanic special, taking place for the first time in New York at the Radio City Music Hall. Recorded on Sunday, the show celebrates the charity's 50th anniversary with a stellar comedy line-up including Russell Brand, Ben Stiller, Eddie Izzard, Sarah Silverman, Jack Whitehall, Jon Stewart and The Muppets. There's music, too, from Mumford & Sons and Coldplay, whose frontman, Chris Martin, announces onstage: "We take pleasure in being the least funny act here."